Elissa Mielke

The moral dilemma of sexual assault coverage

The moral dilemma of sexual assault coverage

It was my first court reporting assignment in journalism school. I sat next to Christie Blatchford in the Toronto courtroom. We were a few metres away from a 15-year-old girl, watching her sob as she recounted the details of her rape and the murder of her best friend. Beside me, reporters took notes and made […]